U.S. officials suspect that Iranian drone strikes on CIA facilities in Gulf countries may have been carried out with Russian assistance. American intelligence has begun examining whether Russia helped by providing intelligence, location data, or drone technology.
In recent weeks, claims have circulated that the IDF deliberately targeted Palestinian soccer players during the war. The IDF now says that several Palestinian players, referees, and coaches were in fact terror operatives in Hamas’s military wing and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video message to Israelis this evening ahead of the start of the *Tisha B’Av* fast, saying: "I know we are far more united than it may seem."
President Donald Trump shared what he said was his directive to the U.S. military. The U.S. has updated Israel that it plans to intensify its strikes in Iran. Iran may carry out its threat to launch missiles at all countries in the Middle East that support the Americans.
Iranian officials claim they have information suggesting Bulgaria may allow the U.S. Air Force to use a base in the country’s south, just 1,400 kilometers from Tehran. Tehran is threatening retaliation.
President Donald Trump took questions from reporters ahead of his White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, stressing: "We are absolutely not finished with the job in Iran. We are not ready to leave at this stage."
The new Dutch government announced that starting in mid-September, imports from Jewish communities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem will be banned. Prime Minister Rob Jetten said, "The ban is intended to prevent any contribution to the illegal occupation."
An investigation by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung found that Hamas had planned attacks in several European countries. The targets: Israeli and Jewish sites. Hamas operatives were arrested in multiple countries across Europe.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to depart for the United States next Monday. The following day, he is set to attend a memorial ceremony in Washington for the late Senator Lindsey Graham. Talks are underway to arrange a diplomatic meeting with President Donald Trump.
Israel Avishar, who served as head of the Firearms Licensing Division in Israel’s Ministry of National Security, has been notified by the State Attorney’s Office economic department that it has decided to prosecute him, pending a hearing. The alleged offenses: fraud and breach of trust. Authorities claim Avishar allowed people who were not legally authorized to issue gun permits to tens of thousands of citizens.
President Donald Trump responded to statements by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who said he would work to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested. Mamdani said he intends to pursue an arrest warrant ahead of Netanyahu’s expected arrival in September for the U.N. conference.
The IDF confirmed that over the weekend, acting on Shin Bet intelligence, it killed Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahid in Gaza. He was a member of Islamic Jihad, took part in the Nova music festival massacre on October 7, and led the cell that murdered and abducted Inbar Haiman, of blessed memory.
A document circulated on social media in Milan, Italy, called on users to report when Jews and Israelis arrived at hotels and businesses. Its stated goal: "to map Zionist tourism." An investigation has been opened to identify whoever distributed the document.
An indictment has been filed against Salam Amital, 20, a resident of Mas'udin al-Azazma in the Negev. Over the course of about a year, prosecutors say he smuggled 32 weapons from Egypt באמצעות drones and sold each one for tens of thousands of shekels.
President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Iran after two American soldiers were killed in Jordan. In a post, he wrote: "The order has been delivered to the Secretary of War and every leader in the military."
A balcony collapsed onto a business in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood. Rescue teams pronounced one person dead after he was trapped under the rubble. Three others were lightly injured. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
Israel’s defense establishment is closely watching the risk of a new escalation in the Persian Gulf. With the possibility that the U.S. could intensify its strikes on Iran, there is growing concern that Iran may target Israel.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they are stepping up their campaign against Saudi Arabia. A week after exchanges of fire with the Saudi military, the Iran-backed group announced it would target ships departing from Saudi Arabia or attempting to reach Saudi seaports.
Researchers have developed a method to produce an unlimited supply of engineered immune cells that completely halted cancer progression in animal studies, raising hopes for more effective treatments against solid tumors, blood cancers, and other serious diseases
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that he plans to meet tomorrow with Hungarian-Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár and offer her the position of president of Hungary. It is not yet clear whether she will accept the offer.
